Can't Stand To See You Cry (Jacob)

Chapter 36

"Why have I been taking cooking lessons with Grandma Esme if you know how to cook?"

"Just because I can cook doesn't mean I can cook well," Jacob laughed as he offered a bite of scrambled eggs to Nessie.

She accepted the food and smiled. "Tastes pretty good to me," she replied, licking her lips. Jacob couldn't tear his eyes away from her mouth. He brushed his thumb over her lips and she licked him. He wound his arms around her waist and settled between her thighs.

When he leaned in closer, she said, "I got an idea," as she pushed him aside and jumped down from the counter and opened the pantry.

He rested against the counter and watched as she took the eggs he had made and with a few other ingredients, assembled some amazing looking breakfast burritos. She grilled them in the skillet and presented them to Jacob for tasting. "Yummy."

Renesmee took a few bites and said, "You can have the rest of mine, I need a shower."

Jacob finished his breakfast, did the dishes and cleaned the kitchen. When he walked back into the bedroom, he found Nessie clad in a bra and panties, drying her hair in front of his dresser mirror. He sat on the bed and watched brush her hair out. "What are you up to today?"

Renesmee eyed him from the reflection in the mirror. "I just need to go check on something."

"Like what?"

She held up two different dresses for him to choose from. He chose a navy blue cotton dress with a short sleeve. She pulled it over her head and approached him. "Just gonna go pick up some job applications."

"You're getting a job?"

"If they hire me," she retorted. "Rachel told me about a couple places that are hiring, so I thought I'd go see."

Jacob watched as she dug around his closet for a pair of suitable shoes. Then she sat next to him and put them on. "I didn't know you wanted to work," he replied sadly. "Are you afraid we can't make it on your allowance?"

Renesmee sighed. "So you're mad that I paid a few of your bills? And it's not my allowance, it's from the money I have saved up."

"I can take care of us," Jacob grumbled.

"Don't pout. You haven't been able to work so you fell behind. I'm just trying to help," Nessie explained as Jacob refused to look at her.

She walked past as he sat on the bed and he reached for her hand. "I don't mean to sound ungrateful..."

He pulled her wrist and brought her between his legs. "I appreciate you helping out, but I will provide for us. You don't have to get a job."

Renesmee finally looked at him and scowled. "I want to work. It's not about the money and it certainly not meant to make you feel bad. I want to have a passion for something the way you do with your repairs. And you don't need me here hovering all day."

"What will your parents say?"

Renesmee wrapped her arms around his neck and sighed. "I don't live at home anymore. I do what I wanna do now."

Jacob still looked upset so she added, "If you really hate the idea of my having a job, I won't go."

He held her tightly in one of his hugs and sighed. "I won't ask you not to go. It is your decision."

"Good! So I'll go check it out," she replied happily.

"What kind of jobs are they?"

"I'm not telling because that will jinx it. If I get hired, I'll let you know."